The effect of personal, familial, and environmental characteristics on acne vulgaris: a prospective, multicenter, case controlled study

Karadağ, Ayşe; Balta, Ilknur; Sarıcaoğlu, Hayriye; Kilic, Selim; Kelekçi, Kıymet; Yıldırım, Mehmet; Aksu Arıca, Deniz; Ozturk, Savas; Karaman, Goksun; Cerman, Asli; Güneş Bilgili, Serap; Turan, Enver; Demirci, Mustafa; Uzuncakmak, Tugba; Guvenc, Serdar; Ataseven, Arzu; Ferahbas, Ayten; Aksoy, Berna; Colgecen, Emine; Ekiz, Özlem; Demir, Filiz; Bilgic, Ozlem; Cakmak, Seray; Uçmak, Derya; Ozuguz, Pinar; Konkuralp, Yesim; Türel Ermertcan, Aylin; Gokdemir, Gonca; Bülbül Başkan, Emel; Alyamac, Gokcen; Şanlı, Hatice

doi:10.23736/s0392-0488.17.05532-8

The effect of personal, familial, and environmental characteristics on acne vulgaris: a prospective, multicenter, case controlled study

Karadağ A. S., Balta I., Sarıcaoğlu H., Kilic S., Kelekçi K. H., Yıldırım M., ...More

GIORNALE ITALIANO DI DERMATOLOGIA E VENEREOLOGIA, vol.154, pp.177-185, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 154
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.23736/s0392-0488.17.05532-8
Journal Name: GIORNALE ITALIANO DI DERMATOLOGIA E VENEREOLOGIA
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.177-185
Keywords: Acne vulgaris, Diet, Environmental medicine, BODY-MASS INDEX, SEASONAL-VARIATIONS, DIETARY FACTORS, PREVALENCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, ADOLESCENTS, SEVERITY, SMOKING, RISK, PERCEPTIONS
Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There are only a few studies about epidemiological features of acne vulgaris in the literature. The aim of this study was to analyze demographic, clinical, familial and environmental characteristics of acne, the role of diet and aggravating factors and association of these factors with acne severity.